GRAND RAPIDS – State Rep. Dave Agema, R-Grandville, is using his Facebook page to explore a possible challenge to freshman U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland.

“I would ask for your prayers concerning running for congress. It would be against congressman Bill Huizinga (sic) of the 2'nd district,” Agema said in an 8:55 a.m. message he posted Saturday.

“ It seems they don't like his votes on the recent budget nor his vote for the Mi. Busines (sic) tax that we just got rid of,” Agema wrote. “ It's not popular to run against an incumbant (sic) within the party. Thoughts?”

Agema, who got 50 “likes” from his 2,735 Facebook friends after two days, said he will decide by October whether to mount a challenge.

"I don't like going against an incumbent, but so many people have been cornering me, asking me to look at it," Agema said.

Though both are considered conservatives, Agema said he and Huizenga were on opposite sides of several key issues when Huizenga was a state legislator.